Just picked this laptop up to replace my Toshiba NB205-N210 Netbook which I purchased also on a Black Friday deal back in November 2009. The old netbook is running Intel Atom processor and Windows XP Home SP3 on 2GB RAM. I figured its been 4 years with lots of use and I am starting to feel limited in what I can use it for due to the WEAK processing power of mainly the GPU.

Looking at the specs of this online the CPU even though its a cheap Celeron is far more powerful than the Intel Atom I have. It scores 3x better. The Intel Integrated HD 2500 graphics are way better than the Netbooks GPU which was the equivilant of a GeForce 4 at best. According to looking at the benchmarks of the Intel HD 2500 GPU it will be ABLE to play GAMES that the Atom Netbook could not handle. While this new laptops GPU is not going to run any high end games, it is not expected to run them, and so it should be the perfect match for what I need and cheap.

Also I am finally going to have a computer that RUNS Windows 8, which will be updated to 8.1 if it doesnt come already installed with 8.1.

The only single review on newegg for this laptop of 2 of 5 eggs was an idiot that didnt know that it didnt come with an optical drive, so to rate it 2 of 5 eggs was not right since it wasnt neweggs fault or the products fault that the customer didnt check out the specs first. I already own a external DVD-RW drive which I used for my netbook on occasion, so I am all set with installing software that needs to be installed off of discs.

Looking elsewhere I find this rated 4 of 5 stars, so I figured its worth purchasing it. I have had other ASUS products in the past without any issues and hopefully this one will also work flawlessly.

* Even though this laptop can only handle a maximum of 4GB of RAM, of which it comes with the maximum installed, it should be plenty for what I need for the next 4 or 5 years.

I just couldnt pass up a $269.99 price tag ( $60 OFF Instant Savings Deal from normal price tag of $329.99 ) for what I am getting in this laptop for features and specs on the Newegg Black November Deals .... I cant see finding a better laptop for similar price tag or cheaper, and its ASUS and not Acer or another risky quality brand so hopefully it will be a wise upgrade choice to the netbook.

ASUS X401A-BCL0705Y
Intel Celeron 1000M(1.80GHz)
4GB Memory 320GB HDD
14.0" Notebook Windows 8 64-Bit


•Intel Celeron 1000M(1.80GHz) (Dual-Core)
•4GB Memory 320GB HDD
•Intel HD Graphics
•1366 x 768
•Windows 8 64-Bit


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231360

Here is a comparison between the Atom I have now and what I am getting: http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/548/Intel_Atom_N280_vs_Intel_Mobile_Celeron_Dual-Core_1000M.htmlQuote from: DaveLembke on November 01, 2013, 02:09:08 PM

The only single review on newegg for this laptop of 2 of 5 eggs was an idiot that didnt know that it didnt come with an optical drive